Euclid man sentenced for attacking sheriff's deputy at courthouse

A former Euclid man was ordered Monday to serve an additional 11 months in prison for attacking a Lake County Sheriff’s Office deputy at the county courthouse after he was sentenced in a burglary case.
Eugene Cirino, 49, was sentenced to 15 months in prison Dec. 10 by Lake County Common Pleas Judge Richard L. Collins Jr. after pleading guilty to trespassing.
After Collins handed down his sentence, Cirino was denied permission by the sheriffs to hug his mother goodbye, so he rushed Deputy James Rarick, pinning the back of his hand against the sharp edge of the railing between the well of the Painesville courtroom and the gallery.
This led Rarick’s flesh to peel back, leading to injuries that required 16 sutures to close. The incident occurred in front of Collins and Lake County prosecutors.
On Monday, Cirino pleaded guilty to attempted assault for the incident with the deputy before Judge Eugene A. Lucci, who then immediately sentenced him.
The state was represented by two special prosecutors — Geauga County Prosecutor James Flaiz and his chief assistant, Mark Bartolotta.
Cirino was represented by attorney Cory Hinton.